Welcome to FDR's Professional Book Club wiki


We'll use this space to gather resources about the books we'll read this year.

To add your ideas: create an account (it's free) and request to be a member. This keeps posts within our community.

Once you're a member, choose [Edit] in the top right of any page to add resources, comments, and anything else that might be interesting to our learning community.

This page will be found on the division dashboards.


2015-2016 Titles

The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child, by Donalyn Miller

Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead, by Brene Brown

Disconnect: Protecting Childhood and Family Relationships in the Digital Age, by Catherine Steiner-Adair

Einstein Never Used Flashcards: How Our Children Really Learn--and Why They Need to Play More and Memorize Less, by Kathy Hirsh-Pasek

Exploiting Chaos: 150 Ways to Spark Innovation During Times of Change, by Jeremy Gutsche

Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life, by William Deresiewicz

Focus: Elevating the Essentials to Radically Improve Student Learning, by Mike Schmoker

Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder, by Richard Louv

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, by Susan Cain

Unbowed: A Memoir, by Wangari Maathai